Congratulations. You live in a democracy. and yeah I know— doesn’t feel very glamorous. It’s old. It’s loud. It’s slow as hell. Some Greeks came up with it a couple thousand years ago because kings were getting a little too comfortable. Crazy idea: people get a say. Dictators hate it. (BOO HOO!) Fascists hate it. (GOOD!) And regular people? Apparently they’re… too busy. (AWW!) Because democracy is a pain in the ass. It argues. It complains. It takes work. And worst of all— it expects you to participate. (YOU!) Yeah, tragic, right? (OH NO!) Verse 1 Everyone’s a political genius now. Scrolling. Posting. Hot takes from the toilet. (POST IT!) “The system is broken!” “The system is corrupt!” Yeah, no shit, Sherlock. (NO SHIT!) But if your entire revolution happens in a comment section— guess what. You’re not fighting the system. (NOPE!) You’re just feeding it clicks. (CLICK CLICK!) Chorus Democracy: the worst system in the world— except for all the others. (HEY!) And here’s the catch: it doesn’t work without you. (WITHOUT YOU!) Yeah, that’s right— without you. (GET IN!) Verse 2 Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. (NO!) There’s no halftime show. No VIP lounge. No comfy seat in the stands. While you’re busy being cynical, its enemies are clocking in for work. (CLOCKING IN!) Propaganda. Money. Little flags and big lies. (BULLSHIT!) Freedom isn’t an app. (NOPE!) You can’t update it later. Ignore it long enough and someone else installs a dictatorship. (SURPRISE!) Chorus So yeah—congratulations again. You’re essential. (LUCKY YOU!) Not sometimes. Not when it’s trendy. Every damn day. Because it doesn’t work without you. (WITHOUT YOU!) Outro Still wondering how to make the world less stupid? Here’s a radical suggestion. Vote. (VOTE!) Yeah—actually vote. (DO IT!) Put your little mark on the ballot right where the swastikas lose. (NO NAZIS!) Resist the hate. (NO HATE!) Call out the bullshit. (CALL IT!) Because democracy is fragile, annoying, unfinished— and somehow still the best weapon we’ve got. But remember the fine print: It runs on people. And if people stop caring— it dies. So congratulations again. You’re part of the system now. Better fucking act like it. (MOVE!)
